SENTENCES. 



THE following sentences are from the same sources as the grammars. They will serve 

 to exemplify the rules which are given in the preceding pages, and will illustrate many 

 peculiarities of construction, which can only be learned from example. The literal or 

 interlinear translation of the Kamilarai is taken, with some alterations, from Mr. Threl- 

 keld's Grammar ; for that of the Wiradurei we are responsible, and can hardly expect 

 that it will be found entirely free from error. Where the meaning of a word has not 

 been perfectly understood, (or believed to be so,) no translation of it is given. Those 

 connective particles, and similar words, of frequent occurrence in these languages, for 

 which no corresponding terms exist in English, have an asterisk under them in the literal 

 version. The importance of these particles in the grammatical system of the Australian 

 dialects, is very evident from the examples which follow. 



KAMILARAI. 



ke bi? Hatoa, B- 

 who * thou I 

 Han ke uni ? vnoa 1 

 who * this that 

 Kore uni; nukuy unoa 

 man this woman that 

 Minariy ke uni? 



what # this 

 Warai ta uni 

 spear * this 

 Minari-gko ke unoa ? 



what for # that 

 Turuliko 

 spearing for 



WIRADUREI. 



SIMPLE NOMINATIVE CASK. 



Hdndi wa-ndu 1 IJadu, B 



who * thou I 

 Handi yidi? yanal 



who this that 

 Gibir yidi; inar yana 



man this woman that 

 Minay yidi ba 1 



what this * 

 Tulu ba yan 

 spear * this 

 Minay gu ba yila? 

 what for that 

 Turiligu 

 spearing for 



Who art thou ? It is I, 



B . 

 Who is this? that? 



This is a man ; that is 



a woman. 

 What is this ? 



It is a spear. 

 What is that for ? 

 To spear with. 



ACTIVE NOMINATIVE. 



fldnto bin wiyd ? 



who thee told 



Niuu-oa tia wiyd 



he me told 



Handu nyal ye ? 



who thee told 

 Guin nal ye 



he me told 



Who told thee? 

 He told me. 



